PT-2022-21537 · Apple · Apple Macos+2

Linus Henze · Published 2022-09-12 · Updated 2022-11-02 · CVE-2022-32866

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 11.7 macOS Monterey versions prior to 12.6 macOS Ventura version 13 is not affected, but versions prior to 13 are watchOS versions prior to 9 tvOS versions prior to 16

Description The issue allows an app to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges due to a problem that was addressed with improved memory handling.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 11.7, update to macOS Big Sur 11.7 or later. For macOS Monterey versions prior to 12.6, update to macOS Monterey 12.6 or later. For watchOS versions prior to 9, update to watchOS 9 or later. For tvOS versions prior to 16, update to tvOS 16 or later.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-32866

Affected Products

Apple Macos

Tvos

Watchos

References · 11

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213486 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32866 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213487 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213443 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213444 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-32866 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102841 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102840 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-32866 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102853 · Note